Hou (SSR) build — Suikoden STAR LEAP

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Hou (SSR) build collects build notes, tier position, skills, stats, teams, and related Suikoden STAR LEAP guides.

Hou

益荒狼

SSR

Water

Sword

Attack

High offensive ability. Annihilates enemies by
utilizing attributes they are weak to.

CV: Akio Otsuka

Review by

Akira

Content Creator

Tier position

DPS

See the full tier list

Limit Break priority

Essential

Key parts of their kit only switch on at LB2.

Analysis

Has a great burst DPS , a huge P.ATK, great offensive buffs and has damage that allow him to fast kill a lot of threads and enemies such as SSR George. He is a bit less effective than him as a sword burst damage dealer since he doesn't have some P.DEF debuffs in his kit but he can obliterate most enemies with good setups.

Pros

Massive P.ATK buff and 100% special gauge at battle start.

Fury & ATK buff if an ally dies.

Has some AoE to deal with multiple ennemies.

Cons

Wants an ally who dies to enable max damage.

Damage buff at 100% HP locked behind LB2.

Wants P.ATK supports for longer battles.

Recommended gear

Rune

Recommended

Fury Rune

Alternative

Power Rune

Accessory

Recommended

Sword Bangle

Alternative

Water Bangle

Example teams

Water team

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Water team

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Stats

Ranked among SSR characters (49)

Stands out ATK #1 of 49 DODGE #1 of 49 SPD #2 of 49

Falls behind MDEF #41 of 49 HIT #37 of 49 MATK #40 of 49

HP 792

Average #20 of 49

SPD A+ 87

Top 5% #2 of 49

ATK 306

Highest #1 of 49

DEF 164

Average #22 of 49

MATK 162

Below average #40 of 49

MDEF 119

Below average #41 of 49

HIT D+ 69

Below average #37 of 49

DODGE A 84

Highest #1 of 49

Same stats ranked among the 57 Attack characters

HP #19 SPD #2 ATK #1 DEF #20 MATK #40 MDEF #43 HIT #42 DODGE #3

Stat Calculator

Bond Rank

Limit Break

Weapon

Armor

Ability Training

HP: 711
ATK: 292
DEF: 161
MATK: 153
MDEF: 116

Weak

Lightning +50%

Combat +50%

Resist

Fire −25%

Wisdom −25%

Limit Break

★	Requires	Unlocks
0	—	Starting state
1	175	Unique skill Lv. 2
2	175	Talent panel: Full Power
3	175	Ougi Lv. 2
4	175	Basic stats +10% Normal attack Lv. 2
5	175	Ougi Lv. 3
6	175	Basic stats +10% Normal attack Lv. 3

Weapon

Rank	Lv.	ATK	Cost
War Sword —	—	—	—
War Sword G	5	+7	1,200
War Sword F	10	+15	2,400 3 2 2
War Sword E	15	+20	4,800 3 2 2
Great War Sword D	20	+25	12,000 3 3 2
Great War Sword C	25	+30	24,000 3 3 2 1
Great War Sword B	30	+35	48,000 20 7 3 1
Great War Sword A	35	+41	120,000 30 10 25 1
Mortal War Sword S	40	+48	240,000 18 25 25 1

Armor

Stage	Lv.	Head	Torso	Arm	Leg	DEF	MDEF
1	—	Headgear	Breastplate	Vambraces	Leg Guards	+9	+9
2	10	Hide Headgear	Hide Breastplate	Hide Vambraces	Hide Leg Guards	+22	+21
3	15	Bone Headgear	Bone Breastplate	Bone Vambraces	Bone Leg Guards	+28	+29
4	20	Bronze Headgear	Bronze Breastplate	Bronze Vambraces	Bronze Leg Guards	+36	+36
5	25	Iron Headgear	Iron Breastplate	Iron Vambraces	Iron Leg Guards	+44	+44
6	30	Silver Headgear	Silver Breastplate	Silver Vambraces	Silver Leg Guards	+52	+52
7	35	Ninja Headgear	Gold Breastplate	Gold Vambraces	Gold Leg Guards	+60	+60
8	40	Platinum Headgear	Platinum Breastplate	Platinum Vambraces	Platinum Leg Guards	+70	+70

Special effect armor

Same defence as the plain piece on the same stage.

Liberator's Bandana Head · Stage 5+ Liberator's DEF Ball

[If your HP is at 100% or more] • Temporarily increase ATK by 2.5%

Ascension

Step	Level cap	Cost
1	25	20
2	30	24
3	35	30
4	40	30
5	45	25
6	50	35

Bond Rank Rewards

Bond points 20
Reward

50
Fantasy Stones
Course to serve
- Pot-au-feu Soup Ingredients ◆ or better
Bond points 124
Reward

Base stats +5%
Course to serve
- Pork Cutlet Main Ingredients ◆ or better
- Grilled Beef Main Ingredients ◆◆ or better
Bond points 384
Reward

Support ability learned Valor
Course to serve
- Grilled Sausage Salad Ingredients ◆◆◆ or better
- Seared Boar Meat Salad Ingredients ◆◆◆ or better
- Bear Steak Main Ingredients ◆◆◆ or better
Bond points 1,830
Reward

Base stats +5%
Course to serve
- Pot-au-feu Soup Ingredients ◆◆◆◆ or better
- Pork Steak Main Ingredients ◆◆◆◆ or better
- Grilled Beef Main Ingredients ◆◆◆◆ or better
Bond points 4,235
Reward

Bond Charm - 益荒狼

[At all times]
・Increase HP of target attribute allies by 5.0%
Attribute: Water
Course to serve
- Chicken Soup Soup Ingredients ◆◆◆◆◆ or better
- Grilled Corn Salad Ingredients ◆◆◆◆◆ or better
- Pork Steak Main Ingredients ◆◆◆◆◆ or better
- Bear Steak Main Ingredients ◆◆◆◆◆ or better

A charm is worn by the party rather than by the character it comes from. Six can be equipped at once.

Every dish and every menu

Passives

グルルルルルル！！！！

Unique Skill

[At the start of a battle]
• Increase PATK by 130%
• Fill the special gauge by 100%

[Each time you perform an action] (Usable x10)
• Decrease PATK by 13% each time

All 2 levels

Lv. 1

[At the start of a battle]
• Increase PATK by 80%
• Fill the special gauge by 100%

[Each time you perform an action] (Usable x10)
• Decrease PATK by 8% each time
Lv. 2 1★ Limit Break

[At the start of a battle]
• Increase PATK by 130%
• Fill the special gauge by 100%

[Each time you perform an action] (Usable x10)
• Decrease PATK by 13% each time

Leader Skill

[At all times]
Increase basic stats of matching tag allies by 11%
Tag:

Village Guard

Talent Tree

A panel opens once the panel it is joined to has been taken. Each one has its own level requirement and its own materials, and a skill panel is upgraded a rank at a time.

Full Power

2★ Limit Break

WEAK Heavy Strike

Special WEAK Offensive

Lv. 20

Passions Ablaze

Lv. 30

Full Power

2★ Limit Break

[If HP is at 100% or more] (Usable x5)
• Temporarily increase ATK by 50%

WEAK Heavy Strike

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 35%

All 4 levels

Rank C

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 20%
Rank B Requires Lv. 30

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 25%

2

2

2

1
Rank A Requires Lv. 40

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 30%

3

3

4

1
Rank S Requires Lv. 50

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 35%

10

10

10

1

Special WEAK Offensive

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 25%

All 4 levels

Rank C Requires Lv. 20

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 17.5%

1

1

1

1
Rank B Requires Lv. 30

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 20%

2

2

2

1
Rank A Requires Lv. 40

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 22.5%

3

4

3

1
Rank S Requires Lv. 50

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 25%

10

10

10

1

Passions Ablaze

[When an ally is KO'd] (Usable x1)
• Trigger fury
• Increase ATK by 35%

All 4 levels

Rank C Requires Lv. 30

[When an ally is KO'd] (Usable x1)
• Trigger fury
• Increase ATK by 27.5%

2

2

2

1
Rank B Requires Lv. 30

[When an ally is KO'd] (Usable x1)
• Trigger fury
• Increase ATK by 30%

2

2

2

1
Rank A Requires Lv. 40

[When an ally is KO'd] (Usable x1)
• Trigger fury
• Increase ATK by 32.5%

4

3

3

1
Rank S Requires Lv. 50

[When an ally is KO'd] (Usable x1)
• Trigger fury
• Increase ATK by 35%

10

10

10

1

Ability Training

Panel	Bonus	Lv.	Cost
Ability Training (Full Offense)	PATK +5, MATK +3	—	2
Ability Training (Body)	HP +20	—	2
Ability Training (Full Defense)	HP +12, PDEF +1, MDEF +1	—	2
Ability Training (Full Offense)	PATK +3, MATK +2	Lv. 20	6 1
Ability Training (Body)	HP +11	Lv. 20	6 1
Ability Training (Full Defense)	HP +5, PDEF +1, MDEF +1	Lv. 20	6 1
Ability Training (Full Offense)	PATK +3, MATK +2	Lv. 30	8 1
Ability Training (Body)	HP +10	Lv. 30	8 1
Ability Training (Full Defense)	HP +6, PDEF +1, MDEF +1	Lv. 30	8 1
Ability Training (Full Offense)	PATK +3, MATK +2	Lv. 40	13 1
Ability Training (Body)	HP +11	Lv. 40	13 1
Ability Training (Full Defense)	HP +6	Lv. 40	13 1